Software engineering and AI consulting for Western European tech companies
Cactus is a 100-person Belgian software engineering shop founded in 2007, operating across full-stack development, embedded systems, and AI integration. The tech stack reveals a split identity: deep expertise in hardware-adjacent tools (Altium, MATLAB, LabVIEW, SPICE) combined with modern cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, Neon, ClickHouse, Next.js, NestJS). Active adoption of .NET MAUI, React, and Angular alongside infrastructure-as-code signals a shift toward scaling web and mobile delivery; the engineering-heavy hiring mix (6 of 7 roles) focused on senior and mid-level talent suggests they're building internal capacity rather than pure staffing.
Cactus delivers custom software, AI integration, and embedded systems engineering to mid-market and enterprise technology clients across Western Europe. The company's project portfolio spans hardware-software integration (embedded control systems, multidisciplinary design), cloud microservices (Python on AWS Lambda with infrastructure-as-code), and data-driven products (ClickHouse pipelines, product discovery). Active work on PoCs, MVPs, and AI model integration indicates a consulting model blending long-term custom development with rapid prototyping. The multicultural, 100-person team operates from Ghent with current hiring underway in Spain and Georgia.
Cactus uses TypeScript, Python, Java, and Next.js/NestJS for application development; AWS (Lambda, ECS, CDK, SNS, SQS, EventBridge) and PostgreSQL/Neon/ClickHouse for infrastructure; GitHub Actions for CI/CD; and MATLAB, Altium Designer, and LabVIEW for embedded systems work.
Current work includes embedded control systems, Python-based AWS Lambda microservices, infrastructure-as-code pipelines, data management with ClickHouse, AI model integration, and PoC/MVP development for client discovery.
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